# Incident 19980421009969I: Beech 1900D, Kansas City, MO, April 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1998, 07:24 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3199Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3199Q-2010-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 1900D (registry code 7150005, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980421009969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AIR MIDWEST INC., (AMWA) FLIGHT 5720, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N3199Q, BE-1900-D, DEPARTED MCI ON APRIL 21, 1998, EN-ROUTE TO DSM. AFTER TAKE OFF, THE RED LIGHT IN THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AND THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE CONDITION AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MCI WHERE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE. AIR MIDWEST LINE MAINTENANCE MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE AREA WHERE THEY DISCOVERED AN INOPERATIVE LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK SWITCH, WHICH THEY REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER A NORMAL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED. THIS INCIDENT (CE98IGO0060) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N3199Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990415020389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990415020389I), Apr 15, 1999: Beech 1900D (N3199Q), Kansas City, MO. (-5) On April 15, 1999, air midwest be 1900, N3199Q, departed Kansas City International Airport (mci) and returned to mci due to an inoperative aileron trim…
- [Incident 19980325007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980325007519I), Mar 25, 1998: Beech 1900D (N3199Q), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: after take-off during take-off, the landing gear would not retract. The pilot declared an emergency. However, the gear was indicating down and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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